Tokaloo Rock
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Tokaloo Rock rises to 2,342 m in Washington. Columbia Crest stands 4,392 m to the east-northeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Tokaloo Spire, a peak 0.1 miles away. JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE passes 7.0 miles off.
The story
Tokaloo Rock is a 7,688 feet (2,343 m) mountain located in Mount Rainier National Park, in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range, and lies 4 mi (6.4 km) west of the summit of Mount Rainier, near the head of the North Puyallup River and at the foot of the Puyallup Glacier. The Wonderland Trail provides an approach to this mountain, and the summit offers views of Mount Rainier's Puyallup and Tahoma glaciers. Glacier Island is its nearest higher neighbor, 1.45 mi (2.33 km) to the southeast. Tokaloo Spire is a pillar adjacent to Tokaloo Rock and rises to an elevation of 7,471 feet (2,277 m).
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Wikidata Q49084109, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2342 m
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the JCT MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TO JCT SR 162 VIC SOUTH PRAIRIE
- 7.4 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO JCT ENTRANCE MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
- 7.4 mi off the JCT SR 7 VIC ELBE TO MT RAINIER NAT PARK BOUNDARY
- 13.5 mi off the JCT SR 12 OHANAPECOSH JCT VIC WHITE PASS TO JCT SR 410 VIC CHINOOK PASS
Overlooks nearby
- Silver Falls Overlook · 15 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 17 mi
- Palisades Viewpoint · 17 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tokaloo Spire: 0.1 mi
- Andrew: 0.9 mi
- Aurora Peak: 1.4 mi
- Puyallup Cleaver: 1.6 mi
- Glacier Island: 1.8 mi
- Denman Falls: 3.2 mi
- Pearl Falls: 3.2 mi
- Kautz Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Ethania Falls: 3.5 mi
- West Van Trump Park Falls: 3.6 mi
- Packwood Cowlitz River Public Access Point: 17.5 mi
- Mineral Lake Access Area: 18.1 mi
- Rocky Point Beach: 18.5 mi
- 8th Avenue Park: 19.4 mi
- Paul Kruger Memorial Field: 19.8 mi
- Colonnade: 1.8 mi
- Jeanette Heights: 2.0 mi
- Mowich Face: 3.1 mi
- Basalt Cliff: 3.3 mi
- Kautz Ice Chute: 3.6 mi
- Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument: 3.8 mi
- Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir: 6.3 mi
- Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument: 6.7 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Old Mineshaft: 20.2 mi
- Paradise Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Sunrise Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Valley View Day Use Area: 14.4 mi
- High Point Day Use Area: 15.7 mi
- Eagle Crest Day Use Area: 16.0 mi
- Coffee Cup: 7.0 mi
- The Trident: 7.4 mi
- Big Cedar: 14.6 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad: 17.5 mi
- Caboose: 20.6 mi
- Transportation Exhibit: 6.3 mi
- Longmire Museum: 6.3 mi
- Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum: 17.3 mi
- Historic Packwood Station: 17.8 mi
- White Pass Country Historical Museum: 18.1 mi
- Iron Mike Springs: 6.1 mi
- Bum Springs: 13.8 mi
- Log Spring: 18.5 mi
- Soda Springs: 19.3 mi
- Wheel: 15.1 mi
- Recycled Spirit of Iron: 15.1 mi
- The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier: 20.8 mi
- Bacon and Eggs: 21.0 mi
- Elbe Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Bevin Lake Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Ohanapecosh Hot Springs: 14.9 mi
- Waterfront: 20.4 mi
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park: 21.1 mi
- Jean Caithness Greenlees Grove: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Tokaloo Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Crest | ENE 76° | 4,392 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Rainier | ENE 77° | 4,392 m | 4.0 mi |
| Point Success | E 83° | 4,302 m | 3.5 mi |
| Liberty Cap | ENE 62° | 4,297 m | 3.5 mi |
| Gibraltar Rock | E 84° | 3,863 m | 4.5 mi |
| Tahoma Cleaver | E 85° | 3,533 m | 2.6 mi |
| Saint Andrews Rock | ENE 68° | 3,520 m | 2.6 mi |
| Little Tahoma | E 83° | 3,395 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:19 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:30 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 54 | 49 | 40 | 32 | 27 |
| Precip in | 17.2 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 11.3 | 18.2 | 18.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainier Paradise RS, 6 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Mount Rainier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Dec; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/348178713
Day trips start here
- Mount Rainier National Park · 7 mi
- Eatonville · 20 mi
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